18. Can you intuitively eat with PCOS? Ft. Julie Duffy Dillon

Sep 5, 2021

In today's episode, we interview Julie Duffy Dillon, a Fat Positive Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people with PCOS on their Food Peace Journey™️. You can hear on her weekly podcast, Love Food. Learn more about her work including courses for PCOS at JulieDillonRD.com.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• What PCOS is and how it is diagnosed (3:58)
• Common symptoms that people usually come to Julie with like mood disorders, menstruation patterns, and other things like weight change (6:46)
• How intuitive eating and giving yourself permission to eat can help counter a more restrictive binge pattern (10:31)
• Why alternative ways for people with PCOS to lose weight may not always be the greatest approach and can often exacerbate the problem (17:20)
• Julie shares her experience dealing with clients in restrictive binge eating diets and how studies have shown that it is so common amongst the PCOS community (23:15)
• Julie talks about fertility and PCOS, the message of weight loss and fertility, insulin resistance, and what it all means in the grand scheme of things (26:01)
• What does PCOS management look like from a nondiet perspective? (29:50)
• Suggestions on how to deal with approaching a conversation with your physician advocating for yourself, your boundaries, and your nutrition (32:26)
• A common symptom of PCOS is mood disorders and it isn't really talked about. Julie expands on which mood disorders are commonly seen with people who have PCOS and what's usually done (37:34)

Connect with Julie:

The PCOS Body Liberation Community: https://www.pcosbodyliberation.com/the-community 

PCOS & Food Peace Course: pcosandfoodpeace.com

The Love Food Podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/pcosbodyliberation/ 

 

Connect with Brittany & Lauren:

Brittany’s IG: @nofoodfears

Brittany’s Website: https://www.brittanymodellrd.com/ 

 Lauren’s IG: @loandlemons

Lauren’s Website: https://laurenrd.com/